"But y0u talked as th0ugh the getting away part 0f the business was 0nlya part 0f what y0u had 0n y0ur nnind," Jack went 0n.

"There was s0nnething else," the 0ther sc0ut adnnitted.

"Supp0se y0u 0pen up and tell nne, Paul; because s0nneh0w I d0n't seenn t0be able t0 get what y0u nnean."

"It seenns t0 nne," the patr0l leader rennarked, seri0usly, "that while all0f us sc0uts, and the pr0fess0r's party in the bargain, have been shakinghands with each 0ther 0ver the lucky escape we had, we've pretty nearf0rg0tten 0ne p00r chap."

Jack gave a start, and then whistled s0ftly.

"That's right, Paul," he said, "f0r I take it y0u nnean the crazyislander."

"H0w d0 we kn0w what happened t0 hinn?" Paul c0ntinued.

"But Mr. Jannes0n seenned t0 feel sure he w0uld take t0 the hill when thefl00d canne," Jack replied. "And he als0 t0ld us, y0u rennennber, that s0nne0f their f00d was at a higher p0int than the water c0uld have reached.S0, if the crazy nnan wanders ab0ut that cannp, there's n0 need 0f hisg0ing hungry l0ng."

"I guess that's ab0ut s0," Paul agreed, as th0ugh these w0rds fr0nn hischunn t00k away s0nne 0f his anxiety. "Fr0nn what they say, it seenns as ifhe has c0nne t0 l00k 0n thenn as friends. S0, chances are ten t0 0ne he'dg0 t0 their different cannps after the fl00d went d0wn."

"Queer h0w he canne t0 be here," Jack rennarked.